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Women’s Basketball to Face St. John’s at Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase in November
May 12, 2026 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES - UCLA Women's Basketball will return to Uncasville, Conn., for the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase this November.
The Bruins will face off against St. John's University at Mohegan Sun on Tuesday, November 24.
"We are so excited to take part in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase again," said The Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach Cori Close. "This event always helps us prepare to be at our best and compete at the highest level. To have a national platform to grow the game, we couldn't be more thrilled."
UCLA holds a 3-0 advantage over the Red Storm in all-time meetings between the programs, all under Coach Cori Close. The most recent meeting resulted in a 73-65 Bruins victory on November 28, 2021, at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Bruins last competed in the Invesco QQQ Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in Uncasville in December 2023; the No. 2-ranked Bruins downed No. 20 Florida State 95-78 in the non-conference battle. Sophomore Lauren Betts had a monstrous 22-point, 18-rebound double-double in the win.
Tickets for the 2026 Women's Showcase will go on sale Friday, September 11, via Ticketmaster and on sale at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office starting Saturday, September 12. Presale opportunities will be announced at a later date.
Details surrounding the game time, broadcast information, and credentials will be announced at a later date.
For more information, please visit hoophall.com or follow @HoophallU on Instagram and X.
About Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers' Choice award for "Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America". Mohegan Sun Arena was also named "Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year" at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first "#1 Indoor Arena" ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named "Innovator of the Year" by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the "Most Beloved Venue in America" has also been named the "World's Best Casino Venue," by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for "Arena of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week's schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and celebrating the game of basketball at every level—men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches, and contributors—both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 475 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits, and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game's elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 150 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum, and events, visit hoophall.com and follow @hoophallU.
The Bruins will face off against St. John's University at Mohegan Sun on Tuesday, November 24.
"We are so excited to take part in the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase again," said The Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach Cori Close. "This event always helps us prepare to be at our best and compete at the highest level. To have a national platform to grow the game, we couldn't be more thrilled."
UCLA holds a 3-0 advantage over the Red Storm in all-time meetings between the programs, all under Coach Cori Close. The most recent meeting resulted in a 73-65 Bruins victory on November 28, 2021, at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Myers, Fla.
The Bruins last competed in the Invesco QQQ Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase in Uncasville in December 2023; the No. 2-ranked Bruins downed No. 20 Florida State 95-78 in the non-conference battle. Sophomore Lauren Betts had a monstrous 22-point, 18-rebound double-double in the win.
Tickets for the 2026 Women's Showcase will go on sale Friday, September 11, via Ticketmaster and on sale at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office starting Saturday, September 12. Presale opportunities will be announced at a later date.
Details surrounding the game time, broadcast information, and credentials will be announced at a later date.
For more information, please visit hoophall.com or follow @HoophallU on Instagram and X.
About Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers' Choice award for "Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America". Mohegan Sun Arena was also named "Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year" at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first "#1 Indoor Arena" ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named "Innovator of the Year" by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the "Most Beloved Venue in America" has also been named the "World's Best Casino Venue," by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for "Arena of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week's schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and celebrating the game of basketball at every level—men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches, and contributors—both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 475 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits, and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game's elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 150 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum, and events, visit hoophall.com and follow @hoophallU.
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